Pope Francis to debut on Instagram on
Saturday
Pope Francis will make his Instagram debut on Saturday under the
handle Franciscus, as per reports from Vatican. The date for the pontiff’s
debut on the celebrity-dominated social medium was chosen by the 79-year-
old himself as it marks the third anniversary of his inauguration as the leader
of Catholics.
Pope Francis that Mother Teresa will become a saint on Sept. 4.
Affectionately known as the “saint of the gutter” for her unconditional love for
the poor, abandoned and marginalized, Mother Teresa earned several
international honors, including the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979. She
died Sept. 5, 1997, in Kolkata the eastern Indian city where she spent decades
doing her work. She was 87.Mother Teresa was beatified in 2003 by Pope
John Paul II after a first miracle was attributed to her, answering an Indian
woman’s prayers to cure her brain tumor, according to the Vatican. One
miracle is needed for beatification — described by theCatholic Church as
recognition of a person’s entrance into heaven — while sainthood requires
two. Francis officially cleared Mother Teresa for sainthood on Dec. 17, 2015,
recognizing her “miraculous healing” of a Brazilian man with multiple brain
abscesses, the Vatican said. Pope John Paul II put Mother Teresa on the fast
track toward sainthood.
Without dispensation from the pope, five years must pass from the time of the
candidate’s death before an examination can begin. A bishop is placed in
charge of the initial examination of the candidate’s life. Once deemed worthy
by the Vatican, the candidate is called a “Servant of God.”
In Mother Teresa’s case, the examination began almost immediately after her
death in 1997, the Vatican said.
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